“W-What should we do, Beta?” Joel, one of the warriors, asked nervously.
“No one will say a single word about what happened,” I threatened, my voice frozen as steel. “If he finds any evidence and questions one of you, act as if you know nothing. If necessary, make up a convincing lie. But if even one of you loses your nerve and decides to confess everything to the Alpha, I swear that if he doesn’t kill you first… I will do it myself. And not just you. I’ll make sure your entire families suffer the consequences as well.”
Their faces were stricken with horror. “B-Beta, please! Have mercy!”
“Please… spare our families!”
“We’ll do whatever you ask!"
One after another, the others followed, kneeling before me. I clasped my hands behind my back and looked down at them as if they were nothin
